Kolar: Headmistress suspended after student suffers fracture due to punishment

Team Udayavani, Sep 21, 2023, 10:57 AM IST

Kolar: In a shocking incident, a student suffered a fracture on her left hand after being beaten up by the school headmistress for reportedly worshipping a Ganesh statue in school.

The incident took place last week at Allikalli Village Primary School in KGF taluk, Kolar district.

The parents of the girl complained to the KGF Block Education Officer (BEO) and demanded the suspension of the headmistress.

On Wednesday, the headmistress Hemlatha was suspended on the order of the Kolar Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Krishna Murthy and directed to bear the medical expenses of the student.

The BEO, Munivenkataramachari paid a visit to the traumatised student and filed a report against the headmistress, who was subsequently suspended.

With IANS inputs